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Teaching Martial Arts by Combat Learning — 76 episodes
A New Theory of Striking, Part 1 w/ Emil Fitoussy
Boxing Combos are Information-Driven w/ Adam Haniver
Attention, Knowledge, & Memory: Bridging Constructivism and Ecological Dynamics
Ecological Dynamics of Injury Recovery
You Need More Variability w/ Andre Grandbois
Why Details and Drilling Don't Work for Us w/ Andre Grandbois of Grappling Garden
Coach Firas Zahabi's Big Dumb Oopsie
5 Ways to Start Eco Training if You're Not at an Eco Gym
Why the Practical Karate Movement isn't Improving Karate
Training Review #3: David Ooi's Awesome Ecological Jiu Jitsu Seminar
CLA is Not Positional Sparring...
REVIEW #2: Josh Beam & Craig Hutchison's Lasso Passing Game
(Video) Training Review #1: Converting YOU to Sport Taekwondo with FACTS and LOGIC
Sport Psychology, Ecological Cognition, & More w/ Duarte Araujo
Five Views of the Fundamentals of Martial Arts
There are no Eco Games. [Audio]
What are the Fundamentals of Striking? w/ Scott Sievewright
You Don't Have to Give Your Students Feedback (Live Q&A)
Bruce Lee's Tao of Aliveness [Audio Essay]
A Constraints-led Approach to Combat Athlete Rehab w/ Patrick Jacobs
There is No Perfect Technique. [Audio Essay]
Live Striking Practice: Safe & Productive CLA Training w/ Adam Singer
Bruce Lee, Aliveness, and the JKD Problem w/ Adam Singer
Embodied Cognition and Martial Arts w/ Sony Sahota
Chess Rating to Assess Progress in Combat Sports w/ Kabir Bath
Coaching Coaches Ecologically w/ Kabir Bath
Learning thru Play and Connected Coaching w/ Kabir Bath
A Constraints-led Approach to Preparing Your Body for Combat w/ Raul Sanchez Garcia
False Assumptions of Kata-based Training w/ Raul Sanchez Garcia
Kata were Insignificant in Historical Warring Japan w/ Raul Sanchez Garcia
Mobility Training for Martial Arts (NOT Yoga) w/ Matt Phili
Should you do pad combinations? (9 Months of CLA for Kickboxing) w/ Pedro Sierra
Student Wins ADCC Open after training the Ecological Approach w/ Pedro Sierra
Use CLA to Individualize Muay Thai Sessions w/ Emil Fitoussy
Safe Muay Thai Sparring for Day 1 of Training w/ Emil Fitoussy
Ecological Approach to Muay Thai Kickboxing w/ Emil Fitoussy
Foundations vs "All Levels" Classes: Moving from Task Simplification to Task Complexification
"Scaling Focuses" Make Any Game Appropriate for All Jiu Jitsu Skill Levels w/ Greg Souders
"Side Control Doesn't Exist": Is Ecological Jiu Jitsu Terminology Meaningless or Unclear? w/ Greg Souders
3D Coaching for Defensive Tactics & Firearms Training [cross-post]
Can Karate be Salvaged? w/ Dan Marino
Develop Powerful Kicks WITHOUT Teaching the Chamber [Constraints-led Striking] w/ Geno Guevara
From 0 to 1: The First Month of Adopting CLA for Jiu Jitsu & Kickboxing w/ Pedro Sierra
Task Simplification & Representative Learning Tools for Judo & Beyond w/ Cal Jones
Harnessing the Power of "Differential Learning" for Martial Arts Training w/ Rob Gray
The "Two Factor Model" of Strength & Conditioning for Martial Arts w/ Nick Delgadillo
A Constraints-Led Approach to Swordplay w/ Bryant Coston & Seneca Savoie
The "Environment Design Principles": A Constraints-Led Approach to Martial Arts Deep Dive w/ Ian Renshaw
"Drilling is a Waste of Time": A Purely Ecological Jiu Jitsu Program w/ Greg Souders
A Constraints-Led Approach to Boxing w/ Adam Haniver
Why EVERYONE is Wrong About Olympic Taekwondo w/ Thomas Huskey
Taekwondo Training Shoptalk: Toward a Constraints-led Approach w/ Greg Koval
Autogenic Training & Stress Inoculation for Self-Defense & Sport w/ Todd Fossey
Simulating Competition, Using Points in Constraints-led Training, & Predictive vs. Prospective Motor Control w/ Alan Dunton
The Opportunity Cost of Traditional Training Methods: Ecological Dynamics for MMA, Part 2 w/ Scott Sievewright
Balancing Representative Practice & Safety: Ecological Dynamics for MMA, Part 1 w/ Scott Sievewright
Live Practice IS for Beginners: Martial Arts Red Pills, Part 2 w/ Daniel Marino
Traditional Martial Arts is a Modern Western Idea: Martial Arts Red Pills, Part 1 w/ Daniel Marino
"Repetition does not lead to skill": How to Apply the Constraints-led Approach to Teaching Martial Arts w/ Stuart Armstrong
Learner-centered Karate w/ Les Bubka
How to Get Back Into Training After a Long Break w/ Jestin Icasiano
Taekwondo Training Shoptalk w/ Greg Koval
Aliveness is More Than Sparring w/ Matt Thornton
The Sparring-only Taekwondo Club: Mokwondo w/ Mo
Rotating Curriculum: Make Teaching Martial Arts Easier Without Sacrificing Quality w/ Mike Massie
How You're Stunting Your Students' Growth: The Pygmalion Effect w/ Robert Rosenthal
Teaching Efficiency & Economy of Motion for Martial Arts: A Different Approach
Kata as a Process & Modern Training Methods in Traditional Martial Arts w/ Iain Abernethy
Learn through Failures: Apply LEAN to Iterate & Improve at Martial Arts w/ Steve Kwan
Taking an "Andragogical Approach" to Combatives Training w/ Craig Douglas
The Problem with Real World Experience & Self-Defense Expertise w/ Ben from Redbeard Combatives
Why Combat Sports are Better for Self-Defense (Even Weapons Defense) w/ Ward Hiney
Self-Guided Learning & the Problem of Purple Belt "Ronins" in BJJ w/ Jestin Icasiano
State Sport Development & the Importance of Continuing Education for Martial Arts Coaches w/ Thomas Huskey
The Innovative "Flipped Classroom Model": Enhancing Martial Arts Instruction with Technology w/ Bruce Hoyer
Vision in Motor Control & the Constraints-led Approach to Motor Learning w/ Rob Gray